Remote operation terminal and remote operation system of mobile crane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10947093-B2
Application number	US-201716072346-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 2, 2017
Priority date	Feb 3, 2016
Publication date	Mar 16, 2021
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021

Abstract

A remote operation terminal T for remotely operating a mobile crane C is configured to include: a mode selection unit 34 for selecting an operation mode corresponding to work of the mobile crane C from a plurality of operation modes; an operation unit 35, 36 for instructing the mobile crane C on operation; and a control unit T 1 that, when the operation mode is selected by the mode selection unit 34 , assigns the operation corresponding to the selected operation mode to the operation unit 35, 36 , and transmits an operation signal from the operation unit 35, 36 to the mobile crane C. Thereby, various operations can be performed by remote operation while securing safety.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A remote operation terminal for remotely operating a mobile crane, comprising:
a mode selection unit that can select an operation mode corresponding to work of the mobile crane from a plurality of operation modes;
an operation unit for instructing the mobile crane on operation; and
a control unit that, when the operation mode is selected by the mode selection unit, transmits a signal indicating the operation mode selected by the mode selection unit to the mobile crane, assigns the operation corresponding to the selected operation mode to the operation unit, and transmits an operation signal from the operation unit to the mobile crane,
wherein when the operation mode is selected, an operating range of a boom that can be performed from the remote operation terminal is limited to a limited movable range corresponding to the selected operation mode and set in the mobile crane, and
wherein in the selected operation mode, the limited movable range is smaller than an operation range of the boom in which instruction can be performed from a cab operation device of the mobile crane.

2. The remote operation terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit assigns only the operation corresponding to the operation mode selected by the mode selection unit, to the operation unit.

3. The remote operation terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of operation modes have an on-tire operation mode corresponding to work performed by the mobile crane in an on-tire state, and a jack-up operation mode corresponding to work performed by the mobile crane in a jack-up state.

4. The remote operation terminal according to claim 3 , wherein, in the on-tire operation mode, the operation unit can instruct the mobile crane on the operation, within a smaller operation range than the jack-up operation mode.

5. The remote operation terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of operation modes include a crane mode in which operation required for suspended loading work can be operated.

6. The remote operation terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of operation modes include an outrigger mode in which operation required for overhanging and storage of an outrigger included in the mobile crane can be operated.

7. The remote operation terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of operation modes include a jib-set mode in which operation required for overhanging and storage of a jib included in the mobile crane can be operated.

8. A remote operation system of a mobile crane comprising:
a mobile crane including a boom;
a remote operation terminal comprising:
a mode selection unit that can select an operation mode corresponding to work of the mobile crane from a plurality of operation modes;
an operation unit for instructing the mobile crane on operation; and
a control unit that, when the operation mode is selected by the mode selection unit, transmits the signal indicating the operation mode selected by the mode selection unit to the mobile crane, assigns the operation corresponding to the selected operation mode to the operation unit, and transmits an operation signal from the operation unit to the mobile crane;

an overload prevention device that is provided in the mobile crane, has a plurality of limited movable ranges, and sets the operating range of the boom to the limited movable range corresponding to an operation mode corresponding to the signal received from the remote operation terminal,
wherein when the operation mode is selected in the remote operation terminal, an operating range of the boom that can be performed from the remote operation terminal is limited to a limited movable range corresponding to the selected operation mode, and
wherein in the selected operation mode, the limited movable range is smaller than an operation range of the boom in which instruction can be performed from a cab operation device of the mobile crane.

9. The remote operation system of a mobile crane according to claim 8 , wherein, when an operation mode is selected by the mode selection unit of the remote operation terminal, the overload prevention device sets the operation range of the boom to a limited movable range corresponding to the operation mode selected by the mode selection unit.

Assignees

• Tadano Ltd

Inventors

• Hayashi Hiroyuki
• Miyoshi Masato

Classifications

• B66C23/905

  electrical · CPC title

• B66C13/40 Primary

  Applications of devices for transmitting control pulses; Applications of remote control devices (control in general G05) · CPC title

• B66C23/36

  mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib-cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes (with pneumatic or hydraulic motors B66C23/54; vehicle or ship aspects B60 - B63) · CPC title

• B66C23/78

  Supports, e.g. outriggers, for mobile cranes · CPC title

• B66C23/90

  Devices for indicating or limiting lifting moment · CPC title